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Eva Marie Saint, an Academy Award-winning actress known for ON THE WATERFRONT and NORTH BY NORTHWEST, died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned more than 70 years in film, television, stage and radio.

While Beautiful might not be a perfect production, it has a lot to offer.  Anyone who is a fan of the singer-songwriter era of the early 1970’s will be especially appreciative of its score.  It features tunes that have stood the test of time.  Even fifty years later, it is easy to understand why this show is appropriately titled, Beautiful.   

Los Angeles Ballet will present its original production of THE NUTCRACKER at Royce Hall and the Dolby Theatre, featuring choreography by Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, with a sensory-friendly performance also scheduled.

Breaking the Binary Theatre revealed additional cast members for its fifth annual festival, which will present staged readings and new plays by transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ theatre artists at MCC Theater Space.

PBS announced upcoming programming including the finale of AGES OF ICE and stone age-themed content available for streaming.

The full cast has been announced for SCROOGE THE MUSICAL, a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, opening at Glasgow's SEC Armadillo. The production will be directed by Thom Southerland.

The fifth annual BREAKING THE BINARY THEATRE FESTIVAL will present staged readings and new plays by transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ theatre artists at MCC Theater in New York.

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY will launch a North American tour February 7, 2027 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, visiting more than 50 U.S. and Canadian cities. The production includes stops at Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre April 30–May 2 and Toronto's CAA Theatre May 11–23.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

Todd Schroeder is a multiple award-winning Music Director, Creative Director, Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Pianist whose artistry has graced some of the world’s most iconic stages. Celebrated for his ability to connect with artists on a deep level, Todd has collaborated across genres—from Jazz and Broadway to Pop, Country, and Rock—with luminaries including Jason Alexander, Engelbert Humperdinck, Liza Minnelli, Dave Koz, Sir Tom Jones, Haley Reinhart, Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Harris, and Angela Lansbury.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

The Mystic Film Festival will bring 131 short and feature-length films to Mystic, CT and Westerly, RI, with screenings, workshops and an awards ceremony honoring William Sadler.

SoHo Playhouse announced its first fully curated Fall season, featuring eight main house shows and four Huron Club performances, alongside a new discounted subscription package for audiences.

Santa Monica Playhouse will present its Eleventh Annual Binge Fringe Festival, six weeks of free performances, workshops and music featuring local and visiting artists from across the country.

Repertory Dance Theatre will open its season with LEGEND & LORE, a program exploring Utah's myths, memories, and landscapes at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City.

Are the critics screaming over the first play of the 2026/27 Broadway season? Paranormal Activity officially opened tonight at the August Wilson Theatre. The new play is written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett. Let's see what the critics are saying...

Assembly Festival has announced their line-up of part-run gems, with everything from club bangers to experimental circus and hilarious Aussie comedy. Assembly Festival is the longest-running and most prestigious curated multi-venue operator at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A new play by Andrew Sanford dramatizing Dock Ellis's career and his famous no-hitter will premiere in Brooklyn, starring Kade Clarks and Rory Scholl under Jennifer Sandella's direction.

SOMM Recordings will release Telemann's Paris Quartets, Vol. 2, performed by the London Handel Players, following the acclaimed first volume marking the ensemble's 25th anniversary.

SOMM Recordings will release new albums including a second volume of Telemann's Paris Quartets performed by London Handel Players and a Cyprus-inspired work centered on the Othello legend.

Bruce Cockburn will release a covers album tracing the gospel, blues and folk songs that influenced him, with a title drawn from a Simone de Beauvoir novel.

Bruce Cockburn will release an album of songs by other artists that shaped his musical development, spanning gospel, blues, jazz and folk influences from his youth in Ottawa.

Trinity Repertory Company announced the cast for the world premiere of THE GETAWAY DRIVER, a true crime docudrama inspired by Katherine Ann Power, with Resident Company Members Rebecca Gibel and Rachael Warren starring in Providence.

The new musical One Perfect Person, by Elisabeth Howard and Jeffery Lyle Segal, will receive an invitation-only reading in Chicago at the Fine Arts Building, featuring performers from opera, musical theater, and cabaret.

Ten years after Tim Sheader's hit version of Jesus Christ Superstar entranced audiences under the stars in Regent's Park, it is back in a much-hyped revival at the London Palladium. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's seminal rock musical was originally released as a concept album in 1970 and features huge rock numbers, lung-bursting ballads and a wealth of earworms. It takes a talented director to create a show from a soundtrack that retains huge appeal, but sometimes lacks personal story arcs. Sheader's engaging staging and a hugely talented cast bring the album powerfully to life.